Alert archive / Iowa / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2001
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 371, NWS Des Moines, IA
NWS Des Moines, IA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 20, 2001, 6:12 PM CDT for Lucas County, Iowa. It was in force for 43 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline the Iowa Environmental Mesonet reconstructed for it; the warning itself named whole counties.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 20, 2001, 6:12 PM CDT (23:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 20, 2001, 6:55 PM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Des Moines, IA
- Area
- Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction
County Lucas County, IA
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 242 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -41 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 645 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
079 WUUS53 KDMX 202313 SVRDSM IAC117-202355- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 612 PM CDT THU SEP 20 2001 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... LUCAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA * UNTIL 655 PM CDT * AT 609 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM 10 MILES EAST OF CHARITON TO 12 MILES WEST OF CHARITON...OR FROM 37 MILES WEST OF OTTUMWA TO 40 MILES SOUTH OF DES MOINES...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH. * SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE... NEAR CHARITON NOW NEAR LUCAS NOW NEAR RUSSELL 625 PM DAMAGING HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF GOLFBALLS IS LIKELY IN THE WARNED AREA. VERY STRONG WINDS UP TO 60 MPH ARE LIKELY IN THE WARNED AREA. SEEK A STURDY SHELTER SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM. PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE NEAR DES MOINES. LAT...LON 4113 9311 4108 9357 4089 9356 4090 9310 SEARCY
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Des Moines, IA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Sep 20, 1:45 PM CDT, 4 hours 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 20, 1:45 PM CDT, 4 hours 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 145 PM CDT THU SEP 20 2001 MAIN CONCERN WILL BE DEPARTURE OF SYSTEM NOE AFFECTING STATE AND LTR PDS WITH RETURN TO FALL SUN/MON TIME FRAME. MODELS OVERALL AGREE WITH UPPER LEVEL PATTERN RIGHT THROUGH WEEKEND THOUGH AS USUAL DIFFERENCES COME IN THE DETAIL. ETA APPEARS TO BE BEST FIT WITH CURRENT TRENDS OF STRONG VORT OVR ERN SD SWINGING ACRS NRN IA AND INTO IL BY EVENING. IN SHORT TERM WEAK SFC LO NWRN IA AND ASSOCIATED WARM FNT COMBINE TO PUT MST FVRD AREA OF DVLPMNT INVOF NW/NC IA. ANOTHER AREA MAYBE SERN PORTION OF THE STATE THO CURRENT STORMS CROSSING THE AREA WILL AFFECT RECVOERY TIME. CAPES RUNNING 1500-3000 SW AND NW AND LI -4 TO -6. FULLY EXPECT REDEVLOPMENT AS IMPULSE SHOWS ITSELF ROTATING ARND MAIN VORT. SOME HINE IN IR STLT/WATER VAPOR. EXPECT AFTER REDEVELOPMENT THAT SHWRS WILL LINGER PSBLY UNTIL 06Z IN AGREEMENT WITH MODELS. FRIDAY AND MUCH OF SATURDAY LOOK DRY AS LIGHT UPPER LEVEL RIDGING MOVES IN AND SFC HI. BY SATURDAY NIGHT NEXT SYSTEM UPSTREAM BEGINS TO AFFECT ST AND GD LIFT/FORCING AHEAD OF SYSTEM BY SUNDAY MRNG. GD CHC SHWRS WITH FARILY STG COLD FNT. CAA AND PLENTY OF LO LVL MOISTURE POINT TO SHWRS LKLY BUT WILL WORD WITH 50 POP ATTM. EXTENDED GUIDANCE POINT TO VERY COOL BEGINNING TO THE WEEK AS JAMES BAY HI EXTENDS INTO UPPER MIDWEST AND HOLDS. FIRST OVRNGT LOWS IN THE 30S STATEWIDE PSBLE AS COLDEST AIR -4C SWINGS OVER THE STATE. HIGH REMAINS FIRLY IN PLACE UNTIL MID WEEK SO ANY MODERATION OF TEMPS WILL BE SLOW IN COMING. IFPS TEMPS ADJSTED TO COOLER MEX/FMR IN EFP PDS OTRW GOING FCST GD IN SHORT TERM GUIDANCE. ETA WINDS IMPORTED. .DSM...NONE FORSTER
In the hours before
Local storm report, Sep 20, 5:21 PM CDT, 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
521 PM CDT THU SEP 20 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0512 PM 5 SE ALLISON IA .75 INCH HAIL
09/20/01 BUTLER REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.Local storm report, Sep 20, 5:25 PM CDT, 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
525 PM CDT THU SEP 20 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0521 PM 2 S WILLIAMS IA .75 INCH HAIL
09/20/01 HAMILTON REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.Local storm report, Sep 20, 5:42 PM CDT, 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
542 PM CDT THU SEP 20 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0521 PM 2 E OTLEY IA 1 INCH HAIL
09/20/01 MARION REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.Local storm report, Sep 20, 5:43 PM CDT, 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
543 PM CDT THU SEP 20 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0318 PM WODEN IA 1.75 INCH HAIL
09/20/01 HANCOCK REPORTED BY MEDIA.
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LSRDSM
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
543 PM CDT THU SEP 20 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0500 PM 2 E OTLEY IA 1 INCH HAIL
09/20/01 MARION REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.Local storm report, Sep 20, 5:43 PM CDT, 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
543 PM CDT THU SEP 20 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0500 PM 2 E OTLEY IA 1 INCH HAIL
09/20/01 MARION REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.Local storm report, Sep 20, 5:44 PM CDT, 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
544 PM CDT THU SEP 20 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0530 PM NEW SHARON IA .88 INCH HAIL
09/20/01 MAHASKA REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.The office that day
Everything else NWS Des Moines, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 11:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Union | 26 min |
| Sep 20, 11:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Adams, Taylor | 38 min |
| Sep 20, 12:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Warren | 29 min |
| Sep 20, 2:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Kossuth | 39 min |
| Sep 20, 2:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Worth | 38 min |
| Sep 20, 2:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Hancock, Kossuth, Winnebago | 43 min |
| Sep 20, 3:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Hancock | 42 min |
| Sep 20, 3:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Worth | 31 min |
| Sep 20, 3:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Kossuth | 28 min |
| Sep 20, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Humboldt, Wright | 47 min |
| Sep 20, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Cerro Gordo | 44 min |
| Sep 20, 4:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Warren | 29 min |
| Sep 20, 4:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Franklin | 44 min |
| Sep 20, 4:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Wright | 28 min |
| Sep 20, 4:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Butler | 44 min |
| Sep 20, 4:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Marion, Warren | 49 min |
| Sep 20, 4:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Lucas | 38 min |
| Sep 20, 4:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Warren | 35 min |
| Sep 20, 4:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Hamilton, Hardin | 44 min |
| Sep 20, 5:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Lucas | 28 min |
| Sep 20, 5:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Mahaska | 39 min |
| Sep 20, 5:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Lucas | 31 min |
| Sep 20, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Monroe | 31 min |
| Sep 20, 6:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Appanoose | 30 min |
| Sep 20, 6:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Davis | 29 min |
| Sep 20, 6:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Appanoose | 40 min |
| Sep 20, 6:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Davis | 18 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.